Southern Brooklyn

Oct
05
Four-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Driver While Crossing The Street

Four-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Driver While Crossing The Street

GERRITSEN BEACH – A four-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was struck by a minivan driver while crossing
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Oct
02
Quanda Francis – A Data Driven, Progressive, Independent Brooklynite for Mayor

Quanda Francis – A Data Driven, Progressive, Independent Brooklynite for Mayor

Quanda Francis, campaign photo.Quanda Francis did not have it easy growing up in Brooklyn [https://quandafrancis.com/meet-the-candidate]. The
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Oct
01
Brooklyn COVID-19 Clusters: Latest 10/1

Brooklyn COVID-19 Clusters: Latest 10/1

NYC Department of Health (DOH) has not sent out a daily update on the areas of concern yet, so the
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Sep
30
Project Dignity: PAYS Looking For Clothing Donations For Those In Need

Project Dignity: PAYS Looking For Clothing Donations For Those In Need

PAYS giving out clothing last weekend. (Photo: PAYS)MIDWOOD – The Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS) [https://www.paysusa.org/] is
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Sep
30
Deer, Eels, Raccoons, And A Pet Shop In Need of A Helping Hand

Deer, Eels, Raccoons, And A Pet Shop In Need of A Helping Hand

Via Park Slope Pet Supplies.BROOKLYN – It’s the last day of September! Where has the time gone? A lot
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Sep
30
Raccoon Vaccination Begins In Brooklyn

Raccoon Vaccination Begins In Brooklyn

The Health Department, along with City agencies, federal and academic partners, is launching its annual effort to vaccinate raccoons against
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Sep
29
Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

A ballot sent to Brooklyn voterBy Greg B. Smith, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/9/28/21492665/voters-brooklyn-wrong-absentee-ballot-envelopes-presidential-election]
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Sep
28
Infection Rates Keep Climbing In Southern Brooklyn, Governor to Deploy Rapid Tests

Infection Rates Keep Climbing In Southern Brooklyn, Governor to Deploy Rapid Tests

On Sunday, 27% of positive tests in New York State came from just ten ZIP codes where just 3% of
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Sep
23
Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

MARINE PARK – The Ryder Street Rockets, part of the Marine Park Community Association’s [https://www.marineparkcommunityassociation.com/] Gardening Club,
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Sep
19
Outside Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Childhood Home, Families Pay Their Respects

Outside Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Childhood Home, Families Pay Their Respects

When Alicia Morrison-Fagbemi found out Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away, she cried for her and for her three daughters,
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